This is our chance to put the party back in the NDP! Join fellow New Democrats, new and old, at our 2018 NDP Convention for a night of celebration. The DJ will be spinning – Jagmeet will be dancing and all are welcome to come and have a good time. 🎉🎉

Viola Desmond was a businesswoman who challenged racial discrimination throughout her life and career.

In 1946, she refused to give up her main floor seat (reserved for whites only) at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, NS. Desmond was arrested and charged for her defiance. She fought these charges in court but was found guilty.

In 2010, Desmond was granted the first-ever posthumous pardon in Canada. Her actions to protest racial discrimination helped to launch the modern civil rights movement in Canada. #BlackHistoryMonth